| Autor: |
Wang, Jack, Roufa, Arnold, Moore, Thomas J., Tovell, Harold M.M., Pierson, Richard N. |
| Zdroj: |
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology; September 1973, Vol. 117 Issue: 1 p57-63, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
Fetal death occurs prior to delivery in the great majority of hypertonic saline-induced mid-trimester abortions. This study on the chemical composition of fetal skin, gut, liver, muscle, fat, brain, and heart in 23 cases indicates a high Na+concentration in skin and in intestinal contents and a high and constant Na+concentration in cardiac muscle. Based on these observations, fetal swallowing of hypertonic saline, followed by paralysis of cardiac muscle depolarization when cardiac Na+concentration reaches a threshold level, is suggested as the mechanism of fetal death. |
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